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Spiveys Corner Hollerin Contest Draws Thousands
Spiveys Corner, a North Carolina crossroads of 49 residents, hosts the 15th Annual National Hollerin Contest drawing an estimated 8,000 to 12,000 visitors. Director Ermon Godwin Jr. clarifies hollering as a controlled sound rooted in rural communication, with 20 to 30 entrants this year. Reagan declined a visit, joking that Congress is a local holler in Washington. The event began in 1969 to fund a volunteer fire department and aims to lift local spirits with hoped national attention.
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